Alnus rubra 7gal Red Alder lowlight Fragrant purple flowers in late

Fragrant purple flowers in late spring

Mild floral vintage rose scent

the small leaflets will fold inward as a defense mechanism

Origins: Native to South Africa

Alnus rubra 7gal Red Alder lowlight Fragrant purple flowers in lateRed Alder. Wavy, toothed, green leaves with revolute margins. Long catkins in spring. Small, brown, cone like strobiles persist through winter. Likes wet soil. Red Alder hosts a kind of bacteria called Frankia in nodules on its roots. Frankia has a symbiotic relationship with Alder: the tree receives nitrogen in the form of ammonia converted from atmospheric nitrogen by the bacteria, and the bacteria receives carbon and energy sources from the tree in